| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Anuta
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OC.TUPUNA
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Tupuna
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Grandparent, ancestor
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Anuta
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PN.TULI.3
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Turi
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To chase
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Anuta
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FJ.LOGO
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Tu/ro/ronga
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Quiet, noiseless
Phonologically Irregular
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Anuta
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FJ.SULU.1B
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Turu
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Cloth of European manufacture; anything made of cloth
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Anuta
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MP.SULU.1A
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Turu/turu
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Sprigs of attractive or aromatic leaves stuck in back of one's waistcloth to adorn oneself at dance or ceremony
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Tikopia
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MP.SULU.1A
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Suru/suru
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Personal decoration of spray of leaves worn in girdle at back, esp. in dancing, and by males
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Anuta
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OC.TUSI
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Tuti
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To write
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Anuta
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MP.SUA.2
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Tu/tua
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To weed
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Anuta
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MP.SUKI.A
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Tu/tuki
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To dig a hole in the ground
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Anuta
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AN.TUTU.3
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Tutu/nga
|
"Anvil" for pounding bark cloth or pandanus leaf
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Tikopia
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AN.TUTU.3
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Tu/nga
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Wooden slab on which bark cloth trad. beaten
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Anuta
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PN.TUQU.3A
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Tuu/tuu/ti
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To slice something with a knife or adze
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Anuta
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AN.TOSI.1
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Toi (rau kie)
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Split (pandanus leaf)
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Anuta
|
PN.SUKE
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U(u)ke
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To uncover a canoe; uncover an object such as a canoe which has been covered with leaves while not in use; uncover or untie, as a food parcel.
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Anuta
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MP.QUME
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Ume (pau)
|
Type of fish with bony projecting forehead...
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Anuta
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AN.QUGA
|
Unga
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Small hermit crab (often used as bait for *tiiti* fishing from the beach)
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Anuta
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PN.SUQA.C
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Uo/ua
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Pudding made by baking tubers and then mixing with fresh coconut cream...
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Anuta
|
RO.ULE
|
Ure
|
Penis
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Anuta
|
EO.ULA.1A
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U(u)ro
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To be aflame, to glow
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Anuta
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MP.SULU.1A
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Uru
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To roof (replace rotted leaves on roof of house)
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Anuta
|
PN.QULU-KAO
|
Urukao
|
A type of large man-eating shark
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Anuta
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MP.QULUGA
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Urunga
|
Wooden head-rest; to place one's head on a headrest
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Anuta
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MP.UTA
|
Uta
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Supplies or cargo lying in the hold of a canoe; a haul of fish lying in the hold...
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Anuta
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OC.USU.1
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Uu/a kitua
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To chase out
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Anuta
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PN.QUFI.3
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U/upi
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Grass used for mulching for taro
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Anuta
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PN.QASI
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V/a(a)i
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To taste; to be flavored
Problematic
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Anuta
|
MP.WAA-WAA.2B
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Vaa/mangio
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A kind of plant which produces itching in humans (Tetrastigma sp.)
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Anuta
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PN.WAA.2
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Vaa/maunga
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Valley
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Anuta
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OC.SAE.1
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V/ae. V/ai (Fbg).
|
Tear, rend
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Anuta
|
OC.WAHE
|
Vae
|
Vicinity [area surrounding]
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Anuta
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OC.WAHE
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(Va)vae, vae/vae
|
To divide
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Anuta
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PN.WAHE-RUA
|
Vae rua
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To divide in half
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Anuta
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PN.WAI-KELI
|
Vai keri
|
Well (n)
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Anuta
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PN.WAI-WAI
|
Vaivai/tama
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Afterbirth
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Anuta
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PN.SAA-KALO
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V/akaro
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To weed small plants and grass by hand
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Anuta
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PN.WIKI.2
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Vaki/vaki
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Happy; happiness
Phonologically Irregular
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Anuta
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CP.WANA
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Vana
|
Sea urchin
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Anuta
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NP.SAWANE
|
Vane/vane
|
Yellow sea perch
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Tikopia
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NP.SAWANE
|
Vane/vane
|
A blue-striped perch (Lutjanus quinquelineatus or L.kasmira)...
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Anuta
|
AN.RAQA
|
V/a(a)/rakau
|
Branch of tree
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Anuta
|
PN.WALO.1
|
Va/varo
|
Surprised
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Anuta
|
SO.VENE
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Vene-nga
|
A load carried on the back with a belt in the style of women
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Anuta
|
PN.WELO.1
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Vero/i
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To push (as pushing a canoe out through the surf)
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Anuta
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CP.SAWINI
|
Vini
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To whistle by curling your tongue, and exhaling only
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Tikopia
|
CP.SAWINI
|
Vini
|
Whistle or analogous sound...
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East Uvea
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SO.TAPI.1B
|
Tapi/i
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Se dit des ablutions de propreté des femmes
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East Uvea
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AN.TAPI.1A
|
Tapi(tapi)/i
|
Laver un objet en l'agitant dans l'eau, laver qc. en l'aspergeant d'eau contre l'objet
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East Futuna
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AN.TAPI.1A
|
Tapi
|
Rincer; rinçage
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East Futuna
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SO.TAPI.1B
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Tapi/tapi
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Se laver le derrière
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Tuvalu
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AN.TAPI.1A
|
Tapi
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To wipe using feet
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